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Have a Holiday Fondue Party~ with Cheese Fondue, Pizza Fondue and Chocolate Fondue Recipes!!

December 7, 2013 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

Are you looking for something DIFFERENT to do for you holiday entertaining?

Holiday Fondue Party

Here’s an idea I cooked up for Walmart when they asked me to write about a party idea this holiday season–A fondue party!  This is a fun idea for Christmas, New Years, or any time.  I don’t know why, but when you cut things up and dip them in cheese or chocolate,  you just have a party no matter what!

I decided for this party to make 3 different kinds of fondue–a classic cheese, a chocolate and then a fun pizza dip (recipes below).  They were all made by warming the ingredients in the microwave (although a double boiler would have worked just as well) and then transfering them into my “Triple Dipper” Crockpot for the party.  I received mine last year as an item to test, but Walmart still sells the Triple Dipper Crockpot with Lazy Susan, as well as the Crockpot Little Triple Dipper,  the Crockpot Double Dipper, a Faberware 3 crock pot, and the Little Dipper.  And if you want to go old school they have several different fondue pots.

Fondue Party

Did you notice the “Glitzy Napkin Rings” on the table that I taught you all how to make quickly and easily earlier this week?  They look great when combined with red napkins, white plates and gold chargers (which I picked up last year after the holidays on clearance at Walmart).  The cute red, green and white picks we used for dipping were from the seasonal aisle at Walmart–a big package cost $.97 🙂

What do you dip when you have a fondue party?  Well the classic is of course bread–I picked up a loaf of Marketside Italian bread and some sliced pumpernickel and cut them into cubes.  To add some color to the platters and a bit of health and crunch to the party I used sliced red pepper, green pepper and broccoli.  For the chocolate I selected large marshmallows, clementines, seedless grapes and fresh pineapple.  Cubed pound cake or angel food cake would also be fantastic, as well as any kind of cookie that would taste good slathered in chocolate.

Items to dip in Fondue

I invited several friends over to enjoy the fondue, conversation and a bit of laughter when we dripped fondue on the table! My friends just love that I’m a blogger–they get invited to do all sorts of weird things like have fondue at noon on a Friday so I can take pictures 🙂  The whole thing was delicious and fun, and because the “cooking” was done in the microwave it really wasn’t much work.  I think I spent more time setting the table then I did whipping up the fondue and slicing the bread.  I’ll definitely be doing this again–maybe for New Years!

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Cheese Fondue

Ingredients

  • 5-6 oz Gruyer Cheese
  • 4 oz Swiss
  • 1 TS Cornstarch
  • 1/2 C Dry White Wine
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. Shred Swiss and Gruyer cheeses.
  2. In a microwave safe bowl, combine cheeses, cornstarch and wine.
  3. Microwave in short bursts (1 min at a time), stirring in between, until all the cheese is melted and combined with the wine.
  4. Stir in garlic powder and pepper to taste.
  5. Transfer to fondue pot or a "dip" slow cooker and serve with bread cubes, crackers, pretzels or vegetables for dipping.

Recipe Notes

Recipe can be made in a double boiler on your stovetop instead.

Print

Cheese Fondue

Ingredients

  • 5-6 oz Gruyer Cheese
  • 4 oz Swiss
  • 1 TS Cornstarch
  • 1/2 C Dry White Wine
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. Shred Swiss and Gruyer cheeses.
  2. In a microwave safe bowl, combine cheeses, cornstarch and wine.
  3. Microwave in short bursts (1 min at a time), stirring in between, until all the cheese is melted and combined with the wine.
  4. Stir in garlic powder and pepper to taste.
  5. Transfer to fondue pot or a "dip" slow cooker and serve with bread cubes, crackers, pretzels or vegetables for dipping.

Recipe Notes

Recipe can be made in a double boiler on your stovetop instead.

Print

Cheese Fondue

Ingredients

  • 5-6 oz Gruyer Cheese
  • 4 oz Swiss
  • 1 TS Cornstarch
  • 1/2 C Dry White Wine
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • Pepper

Instructions

  1. Shred Swiss and Gruyer cheeses.
  2. In a microwave safe bowl, combine cheeses, cornstarch and wine.
  3. Microwave in short bursts (1 min at a time), stirring in between, until all the cheese is melted and combined with the wine.
  4. Stir in garlic powder and pepper to taste.
  5. Transfer to fondue pot or a "dip" slow cooker and serve with bread cubes, crackers, pretzels or vegetables for dipping.

Recipe Notes

Recipe can be made in a double boiler on your stovetop instead.
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I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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